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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 12:26 PM
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I`m running Koni adjustables all round on my ERST.

BUT one of my rears are past there sell by date.. I have made various calls but no one has any konis and look like there wot e for a while.

So my question is what do i fit??

SPAX??
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Old Jul 22, 2009 | 01:52 PM
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NO!!!!!!!!!!!! Wait till the Koni's come back in stock in the shops.Regards,Micky
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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Have you tried ebay germany i got some new ones from there for my mk2 fiesta orange ones bottom adjustable but a good price the pair.
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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get onto GAZ, not that expensive and can be rebuilt if they leak in time.
ok few quid, but coilovers are the way forward.
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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I ended up buying the GAZ coilovers in the for sale section.. so see how i get on..
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 10:40 PM
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I ended up buying the GAZ coilovers in the for sale section.. so see how i get on..
Shame that as Rainbird has just supplied me with a set of Koni's!!

Once I get round to fitting them, my Gaz's will up for sale!
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Micky
NO!!!!!!!!!!!! Wait till the Koni's come back in stock in the shops.Regards,Micky
arn't spax any good???
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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i have spax ajustibles and the ride is rock hard but think this is down to crapy springs dont know what they are but 60mm
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 08:08 AM
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SPAX are meant to be shite.
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 03:32 PM
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I've always used Koni TA's with no leaks etc.A mate of mine got Spax and they leaked within 12 months.I personnally feel that they are cheap for a reason,they're not built to last.Also had lads on here over the years reporting problems with Spax,yet I don't ever recall bad reports about Koni's.Regards,Micky
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by mr_joe0606
i have spax ajustibles and the ride is rock hard but think this is down to crapy springs dont know what they are but 60mm
Your right there mate I've Koni adjustables and did have Eibachs at first but didn't lower the my car enough so I went for 50mm PI springs which was a very low and was a hard ride then after 6 years one of the springs snapped so went for 40mm Spax and the ride is a lot softer so it is down to the springs.

And by the way Pat I bought my Koni adjustables brand new and had them on my car for 7 years now with no problems so far and have covered about 40k so they must be good.

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